Have you check your cabin filter lately?
#1
Have you check your cabin filter lately?
If not, then you should, this is what mine looked like with about 22K miles. Pretty nasty, I had to take out some more paper so that I can pull it out.
#5
Agree - looks like OP had some critters (mice) nesting in there. Check any electrical connections while you are in there.
#6
Thanks for the heads up. I live on a farm, so mice nests are always a concern. I checked this and replaced a few weeks ago. It was pretty dirty but no nests! I have had the car for about 8 weeks, bought it used.
#7
Yeah, I was shocked when I saw it, there could be mice around, they seem to hide in garages during the winter months. The cabin filter are located on the left side of the battery for those who don't know.
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#9
I had a mouse in mine and had eaten through the filter and pissed in the hvac ducts. Took me about 18 months to get the smell out. Since then I've constructed a metal cage around the filter with a metal screen, like chicken wire only thicker, to keep the mice out.
I've also taken extreme precautions to keep mice out of the car. I put sticky traps near the wheels and put out Cayenne powder along the edge of my ancient garage. Since putting out the Cayenne powder along the periphery of the inside of the garage I've had a huge reduction in mice pellets. Mice constantly lick/groom their paws and needless to say don't appreciate ingesting very hot spices.
I've also taken extreme precautions to keep mice out of the car. I put sticky traps near the wheels and put out Cayenne powder along the edge of my ancient garage. Since putting out the Cayenne powder along the periphery of the inside of the garage I've had a huge reduction in mice pellets. Mice constantly lick/groom their paws and needless to say don't appreciate ingesting very hot spices.
#10
I had a mouse in mine and had eaten through the filter and pissed in the hvac ducts. Took me about 18 months to get the smell out. Since then I've constructed a metal cage around the filter with a metal screen, like chicken wire only thicker, to keep the mice out.
I've also taken extreme precautions to keep mice out of the car. I put sticky traps near the wheels and put out Cayenne powder along the edge of my ancient garage. Since putting out the Cayenne powder along the periphery of the inside of the garage I've had a huge reduction in mice pellets. Mice constantly lick/groom their paws and needless to say don't appreciate ingesting very hot spices.
I've also taken extreme precautions to keep mice out of the car. I put sticky traps near the wheels and put out Cayenne powder along the edge of my ancient garage. Since putting out the Cayenne powder along the periphery of the inside of the garage I've had a huge reduction in mice pellets. Mice constantly lick/groom their paws and needless to say don't appreciate ingesting very hot spices.
#12
Mice Repellent
A couple of years ago I had a lot of mice spending the winter in my shed and a few in my garage. I put a half dozen Fresh Cab Rodent Repellent packets in the shed, a few in the garage, and one in my frunk, one in the cab, and one in the engine compartment. Results: no more mice.
http://www.earth-kind.com/products/
The Fresh Cab Rodent Repellent packets have a strong pine smell. Not objectionable.
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http://www.earth-kind.com/products/
The Fresh Cab Rodent Repellent packets have a strong pine smell. Not objectionable.
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